#1 of 2 #1 English-language movie of Week 51, 1973
1973 · Biography, Drama
$53.3M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total
$53.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
English box office · Week 51 · Dec 16–22, 1973
English Box Office, Week 51 of 1973: English Releases of Dec 16–22
Papillon (1973) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22), with $53.3M worldwide, ahead of Sleeper (1973) at $18.3M. 2 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $71.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $71.6M
- Papillon (1973), the #1
- $53.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every English Release of Week 51 of 1973, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22).
- 1 Dec 16, 1973 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $53.3M
- 2
Dec 17, 1973 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $139 Worldwide: $18.3M
Archive
English Box Office in 1973, Week by Week
23 weeks of 1973 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 23–29) with $626.6M, led by The Exorcist (1973).
- Week 1 $535
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $31.5K
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $24.2K
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $318.7K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $295
- Week 16 $21.2K
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $469
- Week 19 $274
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $8.5K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $8.8M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $35.4M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $2.3M
- Week 32 $115M
- Week 33 $102K
- Week 34 $15.8M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $194
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $54.4K
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $18.4K
- Week 48 $187.5K
- Week 49 $29.9M
- Week 50 $116.1K
- Week 51 $71.6M
- Week 52 $626.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
English Box Office Week 51 of 1973: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22)?
Papillon (1973) leads with $53.3M worldwide, $53.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sleeper (1973) at $18.3M.
How much did English-language movies released in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22) earn?
2 English-language films released in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $71.6M in all, or $35.8M per film on average.
How many English-language movies released in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Papillon (1973), earned $53.3M.
How is the week 51, 1973 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1973 (Dec 16–22). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the week 51, 1973 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.